Welcome to Antigo ...
The city of Antigo is located in Langlade County<1> and is the County Seat for Langlade County.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Antigo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Antigo has a population of 7,776 people<2> (see below for details).
Antigo is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Antigo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Antigo: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Antigo: 54409<5>
Websites for Antigo ...
Official Website: www.antigo-city.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Antigo had an population of 7,776 people. This is a decrease of 5.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.16% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Antigo had a population of 8,234 people (or 41.25% of the total population of Langlade County). This makes Antigo the county's most populous community.
The population of Antigo represents 0.14% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 8,234 people, the population of Antigo decreased 3.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,560 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Antigo.
Communities near Antigo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antigo.
- Birnamwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Birnamwood
From Antigo to Birnamwood
- Hatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Mattoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - White Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aniwa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Eland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Deerbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bryant
From Antigo to Bryant
- Phlox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Kempster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kempster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Kempster
From Antigo to Kempster
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antigo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antigo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antigo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antigo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antigo. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Antigo.
Adding Antigo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Antigo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antigo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Antigo on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Antigo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Antigo: www.antigo-city.org/
The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Antigo. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antigo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Antigo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Antigo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Antigo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Antigo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |